Manager Of Engineering

HEAD OF ENGINEERING - MEDICAL

SUMMARY OF THE JOB:

Head of Engineering will oversee all engineering aspects across their area of responsibility. Co-develop and implement the engineering strategy and direct their teams to engineering excellence. Work with their teams to assist customers in designing the right product but also to support project management and product development. Inspire and motivate their staff to achieve new levels and mentor them as they develop new skills and abilities. Strives to improve efficiency and sustainability of processes and product designs, and to reduce waste. Passionate about technology and will report on technical topics to a wide audience.

The Head of Engineering is responsible for collaborating with peers and cross-functional partners to design methods that maximize safety, quality and process capability including, but not limited to capacity, material handling, systems and technology changes. The Head of Engineering will play a key role in labor planning and analysis of staffing requirements as well as budgeting and analysis of capital investments. This colleague will also manage scaling and implementation at the local level of process improvement projects and enhanced systems.

YOUR DUTIES

• Promote the engineering strategy and standards
• Evaluate new engineering and process technologies, propose technical solutions
• Develop and prioritize processes and projects
• Coordinate with local sales and manufacturing to further develop markets, products, and procedures
• Direct Project Managers and coordinate projects through to completion
• Must be flexible to working overtime

Other job duties

• Establish standards and define metrics to assess performance against competitors and market trends
• Promote cross functionality required for project execution
• Train team leaders and staff on new technologies and procedures
• Communicate and act proactively across departments and locations
• Other duties as needed or required

YOUR PROFILE

• BS degree in technical field (Master is a plus)
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
• Proficient in MS Office and ERP application (SAP)
• Motivator, strong messenger of the company’s policies and values
• Preferably, background working in the mechanical field.
• 10-20 years proven work experience as a manufacturing engineer or as a industrial manufacturing professional
• 5 years proven experience managing staff and assigns tasks to engineering and technical personnel
• Excellent process and application knowledge, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Preferably, knowledge of production requirements within the medical device industry
• Excellent English language skills (spoken and written)
• Exceptional and open communication skills with the ability to work in a global team environment as well as independently.
• Based in our plant in the U.S. but potential for travel, conducting your duties abroad.

ABOUT US

The BAUMANN Group has been a symbol of Swiss precision and quality for more than 130 years. We invite you to benefit from our experience as one of the world's leading manufacturers of springs and stampings. The group has eleven production sites around the globe, where more than 1,600 people design and produce technically sophisticated products for selected industries, including the automotive, electrical engineering and medical technology sectors. Learn more about BAUMANN visiting our homepage: www.baumann-group.com

For our Division Medical, with production plants in Switzerland, USA, Czech Republic and Asia we are seeking you! You have a strong technical understanding, you are comfortable in managing challenging projects and able to work hands-on as our new Head of Engineering